Game



7 y 1936- A. H. LEONARD. JR 2,049,267

GAME

Filed April 21, 1936 1% 6f azzt-G. Q44,

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 28, 1936 -UNlT'ED STATES oFFICE;

; invention relatesto-improvements imgame apparatus and'is directed morepartlcularlytoa. novel game apparatus ofthe, type-where thewin-g her ofthe game is determined: bychance rather 5;; than skill of the players. rL It; is one of v the principal: obj ectsrof the invention toprovide agame'which involvesaplurality of movable parts and which. iscolorfulandintereesting to play. The game apparatus includes: a :1 plurality ofmovable pieces which may be called playing: men, and which-aremoved meat2; time from their starting positions by a chances-ope eratedactuatingmeans andaccordingvto theim vention the pieces may; be owned bythe various; 15 z: players and the player owning" the lastpiecetobedisplaced wins the game;- 7 v 7 It is another object. of theinvention-toflprovide anapparatusvincludinga base and a plurality ofmovable spheres which are initially retained; in

20 certain places relative to: the base and an actu-- ating member whichis arranged to comeninto; contact with the-spheres one at a timetanddisplace themfrom their saidcertain places.

It isranother one of the objects of the; invention to provide a gamewhich. isslmple inform; so as to be relatively inexpensiveto.manufacture. and. easy to play and which at. the same-time brings theelement ofchance into playsothat the winner is readily and fairlydeterminedl 7 30 ,yarious other objects and advantages of the inventionwill become more apparent after a reading: of the; following:description and reference will be had to the accompanying drawing,wherein: V ,v i Fig. -l is a planview of theapparatus t theiin-sventiOn; t

Fig.2 is a side elevational view at the appara sr sho n P e 1; I N Fig.3 isa partial side elevationalview too!- plain certain features ofconstruction;

ljig 4 is a partial planview showing a portion, of the base. of theapparatus to'explain: certain features thereof;

,Egig. 5'is a sectional view on theline '.i---5 ofFig. 5; 4; and

lliig. 6-is. a partial side elevationalview showing amodification of theconstruction; shownin Fig.3.

Referring now to the drawing, more in detail theinvention will be fullydescribed; v

I f InFigs. 1 and: 2 thereis showna base lwhich is preferably formed ofsome relatively rigid and r inexpensive material, such as wood, andaccordingzto'thei preferred form on the invention it onsistsotavsubstantially flatand circular plate like member. Extending upwardlyin spaced relation from the upper side ot the plate 2 are a plurality ofwhat may beycalled supporting or T members it V 7 These. members 4 arepreferably formedof 5 wood and may have their lower ends seated insuitable holes in the base., They are arranged to supporton their upper.ends spherical mem-' bers 6 and accordingly'their upper surfaces arepreferably formedsomewhat concave (see Fig, 3) 10;

ent preferred,vthe members 6 are formed of some relatively lightweightmateriaL. such as cellulaid, and are so supported that when they arestruckfrom the side they readily become displacedirom the. parts- L Theymay beattached tothe Tssfiasby anstring or the like 8 so that whendisplaced they will'not become too disasso ciatedfrom theapparatus, a

Thattis; a length of string 8 may have one end secured tot-one sideoftheballfi and its other end looped around the member 4' as shown. Itwill be. noted that: sucha: connection is sufliciently flexible.to;a1low the balls; to become readily displacedyet it: is so arrangedthat the ballgcannot be readily retrieved. y

Therr some meanstis. provided to displace the balls and,;, as: indicatedabove, this means ischance-operatedr That is to say there ispreferablynothing; about the construction which makes it: possibletobring about ther displacement of one ball more: readily than the others,and I have found thatduring the courseofmany plays,.there is noballqwhich may begsaid to be more easily dise placedz'than the; others;l r- Various arrangements maybe-provided for displacing the balls, butaccording to the preferred 40= port l0: may be seatedin holes provided.in the base if: desired. but in 1 any. event. it is preferable that theconstruction bezsuch that. the apparatus be readilygdisassembled-sothat-Hit may be packed in convenient: form;

v The support lllgextends over andabove the base 2: asshown inFig; 2,and has what may be called a saddle-ll disposed centrally thereof. Thissaddle 141 includes spaced enlarged parts with a reduced part inbetweenaas shown;

Bivoted tozthe reducedpart for'swingingmove- Preferably this member 3carries a ball l6 or the like on its lower end suspended from theconnection l8.

According to the preferred form of the invention,--the-. me mber IB ismade from wire. and in erliand lowe s cti e. up r and Qf. the uppersection is looped around the saddle M as shown and the adjacent ends ofthe parts or; detail and with respect to a preferredform there- 7 50f;it is not desired to be limited thereto since the. members 20 and 22 areconnected by loops 24, 26 and a ring 28. These members, as statedi'distinguished from a more flexlbj 'filenihei'is as a cord. Were a cordemployed tor me nber l8 it would, as it swings, belik'ely' tobe woundaround rod I0 but this is obviated by thellse 911; 4

' comprising in combination, a base having re- 20 the relatively stifijointed member [8. I a a ln the' form shown; the members 6 are disposedin acircular' arrangement adjacent the marginal edge or the {circularplate ir The connection '18;

if of such construction that it is freeto-swi'ng over' a'n- 'area ofs'uch siz'ef that it may comein contact with anyand all df'the balls-6.- -As above-pointed out,'the balls 6 are-'arranged-to bereadilydisplaced from their retaining positions whenstruck'b'yanotherobjectm IIt is desired-to here point out 'tha't thereare various waysin whichthe'a'ctuating or displacing function may beaccomplished, it beingtheprincipal object to bring aboutthe-displacingof' theballs 6 one atatime, and preferablynot-ina'ny particularorder, 'so that the ball 6 lastremaining in placemaybe' readily determined and all ac cording tochance.

1 Rather than -merelymoving the member '1 6- toaraised-positionandthenreleasing it so as to allow it toswing 'b'nit's'pivot,:I provide ac'tuat ing mean's -for propelling theball[Sand-causing it to be swung in all directionsand this-means takes theform ot a revolving top 30 havinga projectiori=32 and a'rotatable shaft-36'anda handle part #The top may be wound upjin various ways and,according to the invention,- is allowed to spin onthebase 2 ln such away that itemtactsthe-ball l6 and causes-that member toswing inalldirections on its pivot. If desired, a-dish-like-member 38 may beprovided in the base preferably a in the approximatecenter thereof; andit is so arranged as to provide a recess' lllz- The top 30 may then' becaused to revolve within a moreor less central and restricted areabounded by the sides'of the member 38. so that asthe ball l6 returns toits normal'positio'n after having been propelled out wardly it againcomes into contact with-the top and is-thereby se' ti outwardly toint-another 15 ,115,34 a. 2. n p According to onemodiflcatlon of-theinvention,

the balls '6may be retainedin'spaced relation operation the sight of themember l6 swinging crazilyin all directions-andknocking thecolored balls6 fromi'ofitheir-supports is rascinating'and afiords great amusement;that-ibis desirable to make eachiball the game.

. for engaging or playing piece 6 distinctive in order that the playersmay choose one or more of them as their playing pieces and then, ofcourse, that player whose ball remains on its support longest wins Thisdistinctiveness may be provided by giving each of the ballsa distinctivecolor or marker or the base 2 may be marked in some way, ..as.,by,placing a diiierentnumber thereon adjaggntj each of the ballsupports, ;as shown in Fig. 1. a While I have described the invention ingreat hanges and modifications may be made What it isdesired to claimand secure by Letter's Patent ofthe United States is;'

2 arting from the spirit and 15 1 scope oftheinvention. a

l. As a new article of manufacture, a game i taming: sockets fo'r'a'pluralityof balls, a support on '--'s;aid base; a relatively stiiT,jointed actuating member in'cludingrodlike -wires connectedtogethenandpivoted 't'o s'aid support and having a" free end portionmovable rela'tive thereto for displacingjsaid balls; 'and actuatingmeans movable end portion-"of the movable member.

f 2. 4&3 a ;new -'ar ticle 0f manufacture, a game on-sa'id-baseforcontacting and moving said free comprisingiin combinationgla baseprovided with socket's' for removably' retaining a plurality of.

balls around a central pa'rt thereof, a plurality of balls, anaetuator'movable'relative to said base adapted to 'er'igage'any one 'orall of the said balls and displace the'm from said retaining sockets,

As a new article of: manufacture, a game comprising ihioombiriation,-a'base having a'plurality of sockets spacedin' a circle therearound, aplurality ''of ballsior resting ;on said sockets,- 'a' support-a=relaitively'stifi, jointed 'swingable member mounted on said supporthaving means to engage-: any"on e- 'or all of said balls to displacethem from said sockets, and'a rotatable member nd swinging saidswingable member. 7 v =4.-

ew article of manufacture; a game eomprisin un combination; a; base, aplurality of ball sockets spaced around a central portion of said bas'eai plurality'otballsior resting onsaid sockets, a support,arelativelystifi, jointed-actuator swingable in all" directions on saidsupport having a part for engagingfany fone or all of said balls'-'on-sai sockets to displace them, a spinning membe'r for"engaging -andswinging said'60 actua-tor and means to' 'ret'ain the spinning member inth ceiitral per-tre or said base,

5. Asa new article of manufacture} a' game 7 comprising in 'combination,base, a plurality of movable memberssupporteyzl in sockets-pro videdthereon; 'a-relatively stifi; 1 jointed swingable niember includirigrod-like 'wiresconhectd v V togetherand-pivoted to said support andhaving means-to engage an one or all pfsaid'm'embers todisplacetfiemdrom-position, and a"rotatable V 1 member to member;

agie ff ed n ai w ab e ew 'articl'e i; manufacture, a game mbination, a'base, a plurality of baIIE reii eva y-supportdin sockets providedin Isaid base around a central portion thereof, a support extending upwardlyover said base, an actuator swingable in all directions on said supporthaving a. part for engaging any one or all of said balls to displacethem, said aotuator including a plurality of relatively stiff rod-likeWires jointed together, a rotatable spinning member for engaging andswinging said actuator, and means for retaining the spinning member inthe central portion of said base.

ARTHUR H. LEONARD, JR.

